MADURAI/RAMANATHAPURAM: As Samba paddy harvest season picks up pace in Madurai and Ramanathapuram districts, civil supplies department are all set to open direct procurement centers (DPCs ...

Harvester operators increase the rent for their machines indiscriminately due to heavy demand for the equipment when the samba paddy harvest commences, alleged the farmers. The hourly rent for the ...

THANJAVUR: Farmers in the district are disappointed as the price of paddy straw has steeply fallen during the current samba harvest season. Even as many farmers complain of reduced crop yield ...